A pregnant woman reports a family history of cystic fibrosis. Which information should the nurse provide? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. The disorder will be transmitted to male children only.
2. Each child will have a 25% chance of being affected.
3. If the mother is does not have cystic fibrosis, her children will not have it either.
4. The chances that children who do not manifest the disorder will be carriers are 2 out of 3.
5. One of every four children will be affected by the disorder.
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Rationale 1: Autosomal recessive disorders are not sex-linked.
Rationale 2: The chances that a specific child will be affected are 1 in 4.
Rationale 3: The mother could be a carrier for the disorder.
Rationale 4: Phenotypically normal children have a 2 out of 3 chance of being carriers.
Rationale 5: The risk applies equally to each child. If this mother has four children, each child carries equal risks of being affected, being a carrier, or not inheriting the mutant gene at all.
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